Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-11

John.
, .oh, Of course, or she wouldn't be an orrington;
OUT they do Lead TO ridiculous consequences some.
times Just think OF that tramp,
Ah?' said Braxton, inquiringly.
~ Is commonplace enough, Elmore" observed
Jack, out IL gave Us lots or Iun at the time Just
after We were graduated you went OF somewhere
iol a 'rahlpihs tour, and came home, and we all
vent up 10 the country house. Margaret was
gil OF twelve then, In short dresses and fond OF
tuinoinS fences and rambling round which ac-
counts Tor her rather robust health. Grandfather
SackVllle-that WAS the year before he 6ted-Uaye
her ten-doilar gold piece for spending-rno
She didn't Ike u break IT. and carried II aronnd
In her pocket on she went the next dsV To a
famous blackberry patch We had at one end OF
we place intending doubtless TO eat her NIL child
IKE she happened TO be near the fence when
she saw Two Unlocking fellows crouching under
the bank-the road Is cut deep there She mid
among some coppice and watched them Tea r
Ing To let them see her. Presently a yOuny fei
10" came along whistling. The two trarnDS sud-
denly sprang On him According TO Margaret's
account ne was plucky chap, and fought like a
tiger, but the TWO tra.npS were TOO much for him
They Knocked him down, turned out his pockets
captured his watch, and made on Seayfnp hin,
faint and bleeding. When they were gone Peggy
came OuI, acted the good samaritan, and wiped
The blood on his face with her handkerchief. He
thanked her, and asked who she was. oh, I'm
little Miss Ugly was her reply. Then. as she
thought he Was left destitute, she forced the ten
dollar gold piece In his hand, and by that time /
Suppose, got frightened at her own boldneSs. AT
all events she ran away, and reached home trem-
olng. When she told her story we all laughed.
except grandfather, he was tncenSed, and de-
clare1 he wouldn't give her anything for six
months. And now comes the odd part of IL. While
we Mere discussing the matter, and pokfng fun at
the uttie girl, IN walked our man Patrick with a
letter In lbs hand He was very indignant. 1t Is
for you Miss Magaret. A blaygard beyant twold
me To give II 10 Hiss Ugly Id new pounded the
lace OF MIN, only he was OF like a shot; an
pounded IL was, anyhow. He looked as av he'd
D-en In ructlOn somewhere-Jhe fmpident
crater! The letter was opened, and had a ten
dollar note In II and some words written IN lead
pencil The substance OF this was thanks for
Kindness, and statement that the money was
not needed, and 50 returned, the ruffians having
only got some loose change, but that ne retained
the coin Itself as souvenir. A rather polite
tramp wasn't he.''
Margaret had entered unobserved and beard the
last part or the story. ..He wasn't tramp she
said HE had on plain gray suit and a slouched
Rat Is true, and he was pretty dusty, but was
a gentleman"
Margaret always defends that tramp said
Marian. 'She went so far then as to say shed
marry MARI MN when she grew up. What ridiculous
CHILD she was"
,, AR you In the same mind yet. Miss Margaret9'
inquired braxton, with a Quizz1cal look.
ne never came back 10 ask me, Mr.. Braxton,r
dsspnso Margaret, olushing; and there the matter
braxton said very little during the meal. The
s.ory, OF something else set him to thinking and
ae CAST Iurtlve giances at times at the young girl
- lnou2n he was Interested However when
suey Az parted at the train, while he shook hands